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McCreary County
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county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Founded
- March 12, 1912
- Named after
- James B. McCreary
- Seat
- Whitley City
- Largest community
- Pine Knot
- Judge executive
- Jimmie Greene II
- Total
- 431 sq mi (1,120 km )
- Land
- 427 sq mi (1,110 km )
- Water
- 4.1 sq mi (11 km ) 1.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 17,124
- Density
- 39.6/sq mi (15.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- www .mccrearycounty .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- James B. McCreary
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Kentucky
- Capital
- Whitley City
- Population
- 16888
- Area
- 1115
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Campbell County
- Official website
- www.mccrearycounty.com
- Image
- McCreary County Kentucky courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 6187
- Significant event
- creation
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- topic's main category
- Category:McCreary County, Kentucky
- Commons category
- McCreary County, Kentucky
- inception
- 1912-03-12
- water as percent of area
- 1
- native label
- McCreary County
- contains settlement
- Whitley City
- significant place
- Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
- per capita income
- 16016
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Encyclopedic overview
McCreary County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,888. Its county seat is Whitley City. The county is named for James B. McCreary, a Confederate war soldier and two-time Governor of Kentucky (1875–1879, 1911–1915). During his second term as governor, McCreary County was created by the Legislature and was named in his honor.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “McCreary County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.